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 * Bad: CD-ROM's
-==Capitalization in article title and sections==
+==Capitalization==
-When creating the name of an article, capitalize the first word and any proper nouns.
+Capitalize the following items:
-* '''<span style="color: #006600">Good</span>''': How to make Firefox your default browser
+* Proper nouns (If you have to put "a," "the," "this," "some," or "certain" before the noun, it isn't a proper noun.)
-* Bad: How to make Firefox your default browser
+* The letters of many abbreviations and acronyms
+* The first letter of the first word in numbered or bulleted lists
-(We may need a rule on special characters depending on how TikiWiki makes pretty URLs)
+* The first letter of each term that identifies the name of a key on the keyboard
+* The first letter of the first word of a complete sentence
+* The first letter of the first word of a complete sentence following a colon
+* The first letter of the first word in a title or heading
+** '''<span style="color: #006600">Good</span>''': How to make Firefox your default browser
+** Bad: How to make Firefox your default browser
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